A mortgage without government-backed default insurance, required when the down payment is 20% or more, or for investment properties and refinances. Uninsured mortgages typically carry slightly higher interest rates than insured ones because the lender bears the full default risk. Most investment property mortgages in Canada are uninsured.
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